Before & After: An Outdated Desk Goes Gorgeous and Girly

Carrie McBride
Carrie McBride
Carrie is a former Apartment Therapy editor and the original editor of Apartment Therapy Media's first site for kids: Ohdeedoh. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids..
published Jul 14, 2011
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Wooden vanity with mirror, multiple drawers, and a gold metal chair with white cushion.
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This looks like your grandmother’s desk, right? Well, it was someone’s grandmother’s desk until Erin bought it cheaply on Craigslist and totally re-envisioned it for her daughter, Sydney.

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tan sofa on pink chair

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After!

Fabulous, no? (And I really didn’t think she could save that brass plated stool.) The aqua paint choice is perfect and she did a great job bringing this desk back to life. As you can see, when the desktop is up, there is a warren of small cubbies for her daughter to store jewelry and other treasures.

See more of this beautiful desk on Erin’s blog Chasing Tiny Toes. She walks you through the painting process (cleaning, priming, painting and a gloss finish) and you can see the pretty scented paper that she lined the drawers with which ties in the purple chair.

Thanks Erin!

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